How to Use staff officer in a Sentence

staff officer

noun
  • In one instance, a staff officer came home from a mission, went to their apartment, and fell asleep in the bedroom.
    — Matt Farwell, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The Chinese leader was a young staff officer just after the war, taking his first steps on the ladder to power.
    — Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Harward would have come to the job with the experience of a warrior, a commander, an analyst, and a staff officer.
    — Fred Kaplan, Slate Magazine, 16 Feb. 2017
  • Fishback was overseas as a Special Forces staff officer in Baghdad.
    — C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Ben Powers served as a staff officer in Iraq in 2006, followed by two tours of Afghanistan.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The Senate also would appoint staff officers to serve during the impeachment trial.
    — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
  • In combat, junior commanders can take the initiative without meddling from phalanxes of staff officers at higher levels.
    — Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Bravo has worked for the county for eight years in different positions, including staff officer and project manager for the chief administrative officer.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Seated to my left at dinner was a godson of Hasso von Boehmer, a senior staff officer who was executed for anti-Hitler activities.
    — Sigrid MacRae, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Eliopoulos listed his occupation in 2021 as a staff officer for the Ohio Army National Guard.
    — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Hooker earned a reputation as a capable staff officer during the Mexican-American War.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Angela Forristall is a staff officer working on the Salmon Fishery Management Plan, which provides scientific advice to inform fishery management decisions.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
  • Eyal Freiman, deputy staff officer for archeology of Israel's Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria, knows well the complexity of performing excavations here.
    — Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026

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